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February 6, 2009

Consolidation of school districts to be studied

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/6/9 With a lingering recession and more than $85 million in education budget cuts, consolidating Mississippi’s 152 school districts could get another look. House Education Committee Chairman Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, said he will form a task force to study the issue and make recommendations. Consolidation is “something we’re going to look at,” possibly…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 6, 2009

Building permits plunging: Drop in construction hits metro area hard

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/6/9 Officials in Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties are anticipating up to 50 percent less residential and commercial growth this year because of the staggering economy. The decline is an early indicator of a shrinking tax base, lowered demand for construction supplies, fewer jobs and fewer new homes, said Paul Grimes, a professor…